Name/Title
The Shenandoah River AtlasEntry/Object ID
LIB1701Description
Book: The Shenandoah River Atlas. The atlas focuses on 19th century commercial navigation on the Shenandoah River from Rockingham County, VA, to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV. pages 65-83 provide information on the navigational infrastructure built in Jefferson County; for example: canals, locks, and gundalow sluices. Mentioned, among others, are Little's Falls Locks, lock and Strider's Mill Lock at Wilson's Lower Falls, Shenandoah Canal at Virginius Island, Wilson's Upper Falls Lock, Little's Falls Cut, and commercial Bull's Falls Sluice. The book also mentions sites of 19th century commercial structures along the Shenandoah, such as mills, forges, furnaces, and ferries, including in Jefferson County Vestal's Iron Works, South Bend Forge, Shannondale Furnace, Craighill's Mill, and Rock's Ferry.
Physical Description: Spiral bound with beige paper covers. 109 pages.Acquisition
Accession
432Source or Donor
Rissler, JaneAcquisition Method
GiftBook Details
Author
Trout, W. E., III, prepared byPublisher
The Friends of the Shenandoah RiverPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Stephens City, VADate Published
1997Publication Language
English